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General Jackson.

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  • MEDIUM: Engraving,

    DATE: undated, circa 1835.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 7 3/8 x 4 1/2" (187 x 115 mm).

  • DESCRIPTION: Andrew Jackson, 1767-1845. Seventh President of the United States (1829-1837). He was the first man elected from Tennessee to the House of Representatives, and he served briefly in the Senate. A major general in the War of 1812, Jackson became a national hero when he defeated the British at New Orleans. His nickname was "Old Hickory." This engraving shows him in uniform and likely published as a frontispiece to a book in the1830's.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition with modern hand color.

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